Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Sgt. Hulka report, day 2

My toe was throbbing when I woke up this morning. It was bad enough that I sat through a debacle of a Brewers game coupled with waiting 45 minutes for the bar shuttle, but to wake up with an annoying pain in the foot after little sleep is too much.

And yet I still went to work. Kinda had to. The boss's boss's boss is in town. Plus I left my laptop at work.

Oh, did I mention I there is a chance that the eye itchiness is pink eye? Being a guy who doesn't do doctors I consulted the internet and found it may be a less disgusting version. More allergy related than puss discharging viral related.

Shit. I am falling apart from head to toe. Literally.

I did notice that footwear makes a huge difference. Walking around Miller Park in sandals was that bad. Sure I probably shouldn't have had the beers but I cannot go to a ballgame and not drink. If it is gout then I guess I brought the pain on myself.

I am looking forward to a night off my feet later. Oh wait, I need to mow the lawn. Guess after 20 minutes of pain I can get off my feet. I need to get to mother's house as well this week. There may not be much time to spend off my feet considering Summerfest.

Hell, I am screwed. With the walking and beer drinking planned for this weekend, my toe may not heal until next week.

I wonder if I can get me a wheelchair to tool around in...

Update: After doing a little research it appears I contributed to my own pain. Assuming I am having a bout of gout, what I consumed last night for dinner and the beers at the game were the cause of the pain. I had pea soup for dinner. I probably shouldn't have eaten the soup to begin with as I couldn't recall when I had taken it out of the freezer. I think it was about 5 days ago but it could have been two weeks. Tasted ok. I only drank 3 beers last night thought they were a 12oz, 16oz, and 20 oz. whiche made for 4 bottles of beer. And to top it off, the Tylenol I popped this morning may have been bad too. I may have to stop at Walgreens for some ibuprofen. Or read the Tylenol label first.